In Mark Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the friendship 【小题1】 was formed between Huck Finn and Jim is an important theme of the book, though they appeared to be an unlikely pair. Huck was a poor white boy 【小题2】 father often beat him, while Jim was a black slave 【小题3】 longed to be free. One day, Huck ran away from home to an island. There he met Jim and made friends with him. Then they left the island together on a raft 【小题4】 they found on the Mississippi River. They headed north to Illinois, a state in which Jim could become free. The high point of the story came when Huck was faced with the decision of whether to hand Jim over to some slave catchers. In the end, Huck decided that Jim was the friend 【小题5】 he needed and valued, and refused to give him up. From this story we can see that friends are people 【小题6】 support you through thick and thin.

He could still remember the day when he first met her.

It was a bright morning 【小题1】 (fill) with the sweet smell of flowers in the air. While【小题2】 (walk) along the path, he saw a girl sitting under a tree, reading a book. Her longhair flowing in the breeze, she seemed like an angel. The book she was reading, 【小题3】 classic, caught his attention. He really had a strong desire 【小题4】 (talk) to her, but he didn’t have the courage. Finally, after gathering up all his 【小题5】 (brave), he walked towards her. “Excuse me, but can I join you?” he asked. She looked up, and her big eyes, 【小题6】 were like shining stars, met his. A smile appeared on her face. “【小题7】(sound) great!” she replied. For the next few hours they talked and laughed about everything, sharing their stories and dreams 【小题8】 particular.

He thought that maybe this was the beginning of something wonderful, something he had been waiting for all along. 【小题9】 he didn’t know that this moment 【小题10】 (become) a memory he would hold dear for the rest of his life.

－Adapted from “Wuthering Heights”